The BHPS User Documentation and Questionnaires
Welcome to the BHPS Documentation. This release covers the re-released version of Waves 1-18 of the BHPS data, which were deposited in the UK Data Archive in October 2018. Modifications since the previous 2010 release of the BHPS are detailed in Appendix 4 of the latest User Guide.
Using the BHPS Online Documentation
Please access the BHPS Documentation using the above drop-down menu. Options include links to:
- Volume A – this User Guide relates to all Waves of the BHPS, and contains introductory material, technical reports and a variety of appendices.
- Volume B – contains variable-level codebook material for each Wave of the BHPS. The ‘Volume B codebooks’ menu option presents the user with various ways to access the Codebook material – by following links from a chosen Index Term, Record Type, or Wave.
Questionnaires and survey documents
The BHPS Online Documentation also includes links to the questionnaires and survey documents:
- Volume A and Questionnaires and Showcards relating to Waves 1-18 of the BHPS.
- Survey Documents associated with each BHPS Wave.
- BHPS Quality Profile covering BHPS waves 1 to 13.